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Day 1: Tashkent

Arrival in Tashkent. Passage of the customs control. Meet your guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Hotel accommodation. Then we invite you to visit the attractions of modern Tashkent: Amir Timur Square and museum,Independence Square, the memory area of the victims of repression. Dinner at the national restaurant.

Overnight at the hotel in Tashkent.

Day 2: Tashkent - Samarkand

Early breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the train station. Transfer by train to Samarkand. Departure at 8:00 am, Arrival at 10:08. Meet your guide at the airport. Start the tour. Samarkand, one of the oldest cities in the world, is considered the main pearl of the Orient. Samarkand was the favorite city of the great Tamerlane. An interesting fact is that in honor of Samarkand, his name, named a small planet – its number 210271. We invite you to visit: Registan Square, which includes Ululgbeka Madrassah Madrassah Tillya – Kori, Sherdor madrasas, an ancient settlement Afrosiab, Memorial Shahi- Zinda (14-15 in.). Then we invite you to lunch.

Check in at the hotel. Then you will visit the Bibi Khanum Mosque (Mosque was built the great Temur his beloved wife Bibi Khanum in the 14th century), Ulugbek Observatory, which is part of UNESCO World Heritage. In the evening, the night you expect a visit Gur Emir – the burial place of the great Amir Temur and his family. The ensemble includes Hanako and madrassa, quince courtyard with high walls, portal and four minarets. Portal amazingly beautiful: it is decorated with inlaid mosaic technique. Patterns made master Mahmoud Isfahani. Unique exterior dome portal – it is crowned with gold plating – Kubba. The scheme of construction is traditional for those years: the drum into a cylindrical shape, a prism base and a large dome.

Overnight at the hotel in Samarkand.

Day 3: Samarkand - Karshi

Breakfast in the hotel. Then you will move by car from Samarkand to Karshi (takes 2.5 hours).

Karshi is situated on the river “Kashkadarya”, beside which lies the Pamir-Altai mountain system. The city was founded in 1318 Khan Qibec. Translated from the Mongolian “Karshi” means “palace”. Karshi has a unique story related to the rule of the great Tamerlane, the rule of Bukhara Khans and the rule of Samanids. Currently Karshi resembles an oasis with a huge number of beautiful gardens.

We invite you to visit in the morning Yerkurgan ancient city, which was founded in the 9th century BC. After visiting the sights of the offer to make a stop for lunch. After the lunch break, you will visit the old female educational institution – Odin Madrasah, built in the 16th century. Not far from this madrasa are located another well-known educational centers: madrassa Hodge Kurban, Abdulaziz, Kylychbek (also built in the 16th century).

We also invite you to visit the famous Karshi bridge, which was built in the 16th century and built on the foundation of the mosque Namazgokh – Kok Gumbaz. Then we suggest that you go for dinner.

Overnight at hotel in Karshi.

Day 4: Karshi - Shakhrisabz - Samarkand

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer by car to Shahrisabz (2 hrs.), where you will be able to continue his acquaintance with the great rule of Tamerlane and visit unique buildings remaining from those times. You will get acquainted with the architecture of the city, visit Dorutilovat complex and the palace of Ak Saray. Then you return to Samarkand (2 hrs.).

Overnight at the hotel in Samarkand.

Day 5: Samarkand - Tashkent

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to the railway station. Transfer by train to Tashkent. Tour of the historic Tashkent: Hazrat Imam Complex, Madrasah Kukeldosh, Chorsu bazzar. Rest at the hotel. Transfer to the international airport.